OFFICE OF
THE STATE COMPTROLLER55 ELM STREET
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06106-1775

MARK OJAKIAN
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER

MEMORANDUM NO. 2003-47

December 9, 2003

TO THE HEADS OF ALL STATE AGENCIES

Attention:

Chief Administrative and Fiscal Officers, Business Managers, and Payroll
and Personnel Officers

Subject:

2004 Due Dates For Payroll Provisions Of Collective
Bargaining Contracts

This memorandum lists the 2004 due dates for payroll provisions of collective
bargaining contracts. The information is arranged by collective bargaining unit.
Due to the implementation of Core-CT, payroll procedures stated in the
memoranda indicated with each collective bargaining unit are obsolete. Core-CT
will issue new procedures. Please note that certain bargaining unit
check dates have been revised from previously issued memoranda.

Longevity Payments

Longevity payments will be made in 2004 to all applicable collective
bargaining units. The check dates will be 4/30/04 and 10/29/04.

All Collective Bargaining Units
Each collective bargaining contract should be reviewed to determine eligibility
for payments and any additional benefits that may not have been included in this
memorandum. For additional details regarding any payment consult the applicable
contract.

Collective Bargaining Agreements Expiring on June 30, 2004 Without a New
Agreement
Section 5-278a of the Connecticut General Statutes is applicable in this
situation. "In the event an agreement expires before a new agreement has
been approved by the employee organization, the employer representative and the
legislature, the provisions of the expired agreement concerning (1) salary,
excluding annual increments, (2) differentials, (3) overtime, (4) longevity, and
(5) allowances for uniforms, which were implemented pursuant to approval by the
legislature in accordance with section 5-278 shall remain in effect until such
time as a new agreement is reached and approved in accordance with section
5-278".

No new dollars for the 2004-2005 contract year will be allocated to the
contracts expiring on June 30, 2004. The following types of funds are included:

Tuition Reimbursement
Career Mobility
Special Recruitment and Retention Education
Conference and Workshop Funds
Quality of Work Life Funds and Other Funds
Professional Development Funds

Questions
Copies of the numbered memoranda mentioned above are available on the
Comptroller's website. The address is: http://www.osc.state.ct.us.

Questions regarding this memorandum may be directed to the Comptroller's
Policy Services Division at (860) 702-3440.